Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton hit the debate stage less than 48 hours after secret audiotapes of the GOP nominee making lewd sexual comments surfaced. If the two candidates didn’t care for each other before, they lashed each other particularly hard on Sunday night.
ABC’s Martha Raddatz and CNN’s Anderson Cooper moderated the debate from Washington University in St. Louis which included personal attacks, passionate arguments and a whole bunch of interrupting.
From Trump saying Clinton would be in jail if he won the election to Clinton mocking The Donald’s words, here are our five favorite zingers.
5. Trump compares Clinton to Abraham Lincoln
Trump to Clinton: "'Honest Abe' never lied. … That's the big difference between Abraham Lincoln and you" #debate https://t.co/bqkxbYJBJj
— CNN (@CNN) October 10, 2016
4. They didn’t even shake hands.
Watch: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton didn’t shake hands at the start of the #debate https://t.co/MwwPDMVvIJ pic.twitter.com/bZjX0CBuVr
— FORTUNE (@FortuneMagazine) October 10, 2016
3. Trump says there has “never been anybody in the history of politics that’s been so abusive to women” as Bill Clinton.
"Bill Clinton is far worse, mine are words, his was action"- @realDonaldTrump #debate https://t.co/ks93KZRotd https://t.co/BDM9GJkxzZ
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) October 10, 2016
2. Clinton goes hard after the Trump tapes.
"[That video] is exactly who he is…" —Hillary Clinton#Debate https://t.co/xZDeQ59b2x
— Complex (@Complex) October 10, 2016
…another low blow.#Debate https://t.co/mGbbH8TRYs
— Complex (@Complex) October 10, 2016